tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306672662024-03-13T05:34:30.242-05:00All is groovy...Sarah Goodyear: Daydream BelieverSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-85560308194576221022010-01-03T22:12:00.002-06:002010-01-03T22:22:43.470-06:00Fulbrook Silver MoonThis is my new lovely horse, BrookThat was just a test picture, so I could check and see if I'm linking my photos properly to my Flickr account now. Apparently, I was not complying with the user agreement for Flickr, which my husband pointed out to me tonight. I'm supposed to use the actual HTML, not the URL link, even though they put them both as options. (Now it does tell you this at the Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-81785906489952864382010-01-01T19:46:00.005-06:002010-01-03T22:24:47.748-06:00One Year Today.....Wow!1 year ago, today, we got the most wonderful puppy in the world. Our sweet, dear little French Fry, Frodo.He has been outstanding and makes us smile all day long.Here are a few of his Christmas pictures.....Frodo's kennel, decorated like Snoopy's in the Peanut's Christmas SpecialAnd to all a good night............Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-17480724298720641802009-05-31T17:18:00.002-05:002009-05-31T17:29:02.152-05:00It's Time For Leslie Law!!!!Ok! It's the time that we've all been waiting for, (well at least Grant Ronan and I.) The Leslie Law Clinic at Falconwood!!In case you don't know, Leslie Law rides for the Great Britain Eventing team, and was the individual Gold Medal winner in Eventing at the Athens Olympic Games, and he's coming to train ME! Well, me and about 15-20 other people, but anyway....This will be our 4th year to ride Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-45152150659420401672009-04-29T12:57:00.003-05:002009-04-29T13:06:26.514-05:00Go Fetch!Another ball from planetdog.Another example of the plethora of photos that I've been taking for my photography class.The truth is, Frodo can't actually pick up his "fetch ball", but tries to and chases it around the house playing soccer and bouncing it all over the place, so it's almost better! I think it's a little big for his mouth, and it's a bit squishy, so he can't just chomp down on it withSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-78055324403469373642009-04-22T20:50:00.005-05:002009-04-23T18:01:38.562-05:00Happy Earth Day Happy Earth Day from Frodo!!Cool depth of field trick...I know. It's because I'm taking the "Snapshots of a Good Life" photography workshop with Karen Russell over the next 2 months, and we're in week 3 now...aperture and depth of field.The ball came from Planetdog.com, which is just about the coolest dog toy store ever. They donate part of every purchase to help service dogs, promote recycling,Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-43477806219922651122009-03-21T21:50:00.006-05:002009-03-22T18:15:16.128-05:00Sing us "Your Song", they're the piano men....Went to see Elton John and Billy Joel together in concert Thursday night.Yes! I said TOGETHER!!!! In fact, not just sharing the venue, and night, but performing TOGETHER!!! Like, in a dueling pianos sort of way! Yes. I saw Billy Joel and Sir Elton John sing several of their songs back and forth as duets, and yes, it was just about the coolest thing I'd ever seen.When the show started they both Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-55809835682598350372009-01-29T20:41:00.008-06:002009-04-24T08:59:46.437-05:00Something new......and FrenchWow....so I know that there are hundreds of things that I have neglected to blog about in the last few months, and I really do mean to at least post some sort of summary, but in the meantime.......This is Frodo!!!Frodo 9 wks.New Years Eve 2008Frodo 9 wks.Well, we wanted to start the year off right.....so, on New Years Day we got a new Frenchie! (French Bulldog)The above picture is from new yearsSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-61382333480959880582008-11-12T14:39:00.017-06:002008-11-12T19:18:24.861-06:00ExpeliarmosHalloween was so groovy. We actually got to dress up this year. I made us real costumes and everything! Well, I made the robes, which was actually plenty, believe me! Especially since I had to alter the pattern, attach a lining, and I had a horrible time finding enough fabric....Oh! and did I mention that I had to do it all twice? (since there are 2 of us) ...but anyway....Grant was Harry Potter Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-41470038894953915402008-09-29T12:09:00.006-05:002008-09-29T13:50:01.192-05:00Getting back to normal.... whatever that isWe've had power for over a week and a half now, but there are still several people that we know without it. Still seeing lots of blue tarps on the roofs of many houses where hurricane Ike took them out.Went back to work the day after we got back in town since my hospital had power, and man was it crazy, crazy, crazy. I was scheduled to work the next 19 days straight (teach me to take a week off!)Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-31940719301640068022008-09-16T10:00:00.003-05:002008-09-16T10:08:49.793-05:00Safe, but in the darkWe're safely back in Houston. Our pets are fine, and our house weathered the storm perfectly as far as we can tell. We have (natural) gas and water, but no electricity or phone/dsl service. Cellular service is flaky, but text messages and voicemails do seem to arrive eventually.Ronan is happy back in his barn. The barn lacks power, but Ronan doesn't really care.g2boojumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781670160291670412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-85921527554870841092008-09-13T10:53:00.002-05:002008-09-13T11:02:21.673-05:00Rain, Rain, Rain....oh, and more rainOk...so we travel all of the way to Chicago, just to get poured on at a horse show like we do in Texas! (I swear...ever since we bought the Irish horse!) Oh, well. At least it didn't rain on us until our show jumping phase. The cross country for other levels yesterday was wretched, slippery, yuck. They had to keep taking out jumps because the footing was getting so bad. They changed the cross Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-85835787214386071142008-09-13T10:33:00.003-05:002008-09-13T11:03:53.098-05:006th Place at the American Eventing Championships!!!Nothing could be more groovy! I just wanted to come, have a good time, not fall off, and not get eliminated so that we actually got to do all 3 phases....and what happens? We kick butt!I finished on my dressage score of 28.4! Really great. Fantastic. Super! I was tied for 5th, and lost the tie because I was farther away from the optimum time for cross country.....Yeah, like 25 seconds early...Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-37898465376303555992008-09-11T15:10:00.002-05:002008-09-11T15:31:52.789-05:0028.4 !Wow! I finally got to an internet connection.The show is just awesome!! Lamplight Equestrian Center is beautiful. Really great facility.We are currently tied for 5th after cross country !!!! How totally cool is that?? Dressage was yesterday, and he was pretty great! Not his best test, but a good one, and no silly spooking stuff. Very focused, very grown up. :)X-country was today! I walked the Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-37494791933499872032008-09-05T21:39:00.003-05:002008-09-05T22:01:00.528-05:00Wow! It's almost here! And I'm so not ready!!Ronan pretending to be RockyWell....Here's the tentative schedule...Saturday, 9/6 - Sarah works 8-6, rides Ronan (courses) then finishes up some packing, panics, etc.Grant, works diligently on preparing for the trip, and does all of the stuff that Sarah thought that she'd get to, and of course, did not. : ) (I know...he's awesome.)Sunday 9/7 - Sarah works 9-6...Grant picks up Dad from the Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-23133689715836144982008-09-02T15:06:00.004-05:002008-09-04T13:10:14.328-05:00Trailer woes...Ok...so...still having trailer woes... : ( Tried Laura's trailer out this past weekend, and well....1.) He really didn't fit much better in it than in mine. 2.)The yellow truck/yellow submarine/big yellow taxi pulled that big sucker just fine. 3.)Her super huge long trailer is actually easier to turn and back up than my little Sooner trailer! 4.) Somehow, the balance wasn't right for my truck, Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-68711093080228189072008-08-27T14:39:00.003-05:002008-08-27T15:08:24.073-05:00As Healthy as a HorseWell, Ronan went to see his favorite Equine Vet Dr. Jenni Schroeder out at Waller Equine, and he got a thumbs up! So, all set to go from that angle.Yes...I take my horse to another vet. I feel that since I see him everyday, that I might miss something. We discussed our travel plans and she gave me some great tips on traveling with him for that long of a distance. We're still trying to decide on Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-72534896620805338512008-08-25T12:14:00.005-05:002008-08-25T12:49:14.549-05:00Ronan and Sarah going to the AEC's (American Eventing Championships)Ok...For those who don't know, Ronan and I have qualified to ride in the American Eventing Championships at the Novice level! This is beyond groovy!They will be held from September 10-14, 2008 at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL (outside of Chicago). So, YES WE REALLY ARE DRIVING THE HORSE ALL THE WAY TO CHICAGO FROM HOUSTON!!! (and no, we're not crazy....well, maybe not.)We have all Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-4754518817965769052008-07-20T11:37:00.001-05:002008-08-08T12:26:44.305-05:00He's Our Man! (still!) Went to see George Michael in concert last night. All that I can say is damn! He is still awesome. I wasn't really sure what to expect, as his latest album is more of a greatest hits collection....basically it's called "25 Live" and it's a representation of the 25 years that George Michael has been in the music industry. So... I was like....hmmm....Does he have an actual new album with stuff onSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-82222491830942525572008-07-08T19:18:00.002-05:002008-07-08T19:28:50.973-05:00Back to the BlogOk, ok....So people have been bugging me about not blogging more. I know...To say that we've been wonderfully busy is such an understatement! Life is groovy. Gas prices suck, but my 10 mpg while pulling the horse trailer, detonator yellow pickup truck is still AWESOME! Hey, at least I only use it when I pull the horse.Yes, Ronan rocks., and is going better than ever.But, ahhhhh....now it is Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-81287337254927570102007-09-14T02:11:00.000-05:002007-09-14T02:17:54.055-05:00I'm Going to Kansas City, Kansas City Here I Come.....I'm off to a continuing Ed. meeting tomorrow (The Central Veterinary Conference) and won't be back until Tuesday night.Grant's coming with me which is just too groovy! He has some friends in Kansas City that he can go visit and it's just going to be awesome having him there!One of the best parts is that I'm going to get to go visit my friends Dr.'s Will and Heather Heeb!!!Will and I used to work Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-55662040388856770952007-09-11T22:13:00.000-05:002007-09-11T23:15:09.782-05:00Dead truckSo, my ghetto truck that I pull my horse trailer with died this week....while I was trailering the horse. Grrrrr....Luckily, it died at the end of Ruth's (my trainer's) driveway. So, Ronan was ok.Unfortunately, the truck, was not. The engine died.... (yes, I truly have bad engine karma, but I'll save that for another time.) We've only had his truck for 2 years (bought it used) and only put about Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-29044404142992294502007-08-26T20:51:00.001-05:002007-08-27T08:31:04.801-05:00My horse is growing up!Took Ronan to Meadow creek to school today, and we had a blast! I'm moving him up a level for the shows this season...thought it's be a good idea to school him somewhere else where he hadn't seen any of the jumps.None of the jumps were numbered or flagged so I'm sure we did some that were higher than novice, but he didn't have any problems.Going through the water at the bottom of a steep hill, Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-85893299856076254752007-08-14T01:08:00.000-05:002007-08-14T01:17:55.581-05:00Not dead, just busyLots of exciting things going on....Work's been nuts...oh yeah it's summer, duh!Ronan's going better than ever!Still working on my PSE classes.Ronan and I have a clinic with the ever-so-awesome kiwi, Nick Larkin this weekend. Can't wait!Made an awesome coffee table type scrapbook for my "Worth a thousand words" class with Shimelle.... (I'll try to post pics in the next few days....love this Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-18525513704847210182007-07-30T01:28:00.000-05:002007-07-30T01:33:10.177-05:00More digi stuffI had to finish this layout for my class this week, but I'm not sure if I'm happy with the lettering or not, so I may go back and work on it some more this week....but here's the initial version....Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30667266.post-30672403986549516812007-07-21T13:24:00.000-05:002007-07-30T01:32:49.475-05:00We got it!After hanging around Borders for a few hours checking out all of the cool costumes, we got our book! They started distributing them at midnight, but we didn't get ours until about 1:00 AM, so not too bad! We were pretty excited!Amazon.com should be delivering one to our door today as well, and I think Grant ordered the UK version from them too. Did you know that they actually alter the American Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967115411996564786noreply@blogger.com0